The New York Post reported yesterday that the painting of Queen
Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queens Borough Hall.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01142002/ne ... /38859.htm
Queen Catherine of Braganza is the queen for whom Queens Borough is
named.
I believe that she lived 1638-1705. Is this correct??
The Post suggests that the old queen was kicked out because she
profited from the slave trade. For the first time ever, an African
American has been elected Queens Borough President and one of the
first things the new president has done has been to kick out the old
queen.
Any comments?
Sam Sloan
Queen Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queens Bo
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Gjest
Re: Queen Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queen
Sam Sloan escreveu:
Correct. See http://genealogia.netopia.pt/pessoas/pe ... hp?id=4078
Well, ... she wasn't exactly beautifull (see above). Maybe she was
kicked out on aesthetic grounds.
She was contemporary to slave trade but there is no known reason to be
singled out as she never administrate or was in possession of estates
or any rights connected with slave trade.
Another elaborate possibility is tea. Along with the towns of Tangiers
in North Africa and Bombay in India (that was the beginning of the
British Empire in India) she introduced tea in the English Court. Maybe
the new Queens Borough President resents the way the english pretend to
teach americans how to drink tea ...
Francisco Tavares de Almeida
(Portugal)
The New York Post reported yesterday that the painting of Queen
Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queens Borough Hall.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01142002/ne ... /38859.htm
Queen Catherine of Braganza is the queen for whom Queens Borough is
named.
I believe that she lived 1638-1705. Is this correct??
Correct. See http://genealogia.netopia.pt/pessoas/pe ... hp?id=4078
The Post suggests that the old queen was kicked out because she
profited from the slave trade. For the first time ever, an African
American has been elected Queens Borough President and one of the
first things the new president has done has been to kick out the old
queen.
Any comments?
Sam Sloan
Well, ... she wasn't exactly beautifull (see above). Maybe she was
kicked out on aesthetic grounds.
She was contemporary to slave trade but there is no known reason to be
singled out as she never administrate or was in possession of estates
or any rights connected with slave trade.
Another elaborate possibility is tea. Along with the towns of Tangiers
in North Africa and Bombay in India (that was the beginning of the
British Empire in India) she introduced tea in the English Court. Maybe
the new Queens Borough President resents the way the english pretend to
teach americans how to drink tea ...
Francisco Tavares de Almeida
(Portugal)
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John Kane
Re: Queen Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queen
Sam Sloan wrote:
mean that portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson would
have to go?
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
The New York Post reported yesterday that the painting of Queen
Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queens Borough Hall.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01142002/ne ... /38859.htm
Queen Catherine of Braganza is the queen for whom Queens Borough is
named.
I believe that she lived 1638-1705. Is this correct??
The Post suggests that the old queen was kicked out because she
profited from the slave trade. For the first time ever, an African
American has been elected Queens Borough President and one of the
first things the new president has done has been to kick out the old
queen.
Any comments?
Sam Sloan
Following the slavery logic (I didn't read the article) would this also
mean that portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson would
have to go?
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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Gjest
Re: Queen Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queen
On 23 Oct 2006 03:50:21 -0700, francisco.tavaresdealmeida@gmail.com
wrote:
I suspect that she will make chitterlings and fried chicken eating her
contribution to the culture of the burgesses. But one never knows, do
one?
wrote:
Sam Sloan escreveu:
The New York Post reported yesterday that the painting of Queen
Catherine of Braganza has been kicked out of Queens Borough Hall.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01142002/ne ... /38859.htm
Queen Catherine of Braganza is the queen for whom Queens Borough is
named.
I believe that she lived 1638-1705. Is this correct??
Correct. See http://genealogia.netopia.pt/pessoas/pe ... hp?id=4078
The Post suggests that the old queen was kicked out because she
profited from the slave trade. For the first time ever, an African
American has been elected Queens Borough President and one of the
first things the new president has done has been to kick out the old
queen.
Any comments?
Sam Sloan
Well, ... she wasn't exactly beautifull (see above). Maybe she was
kicked out on aesthetic grounds.
She was contemporary to slave trade but there is no known reason to be
singled out as she never administrate or was in possession of estates
or any rights connected with slave trade.
Another elaborate possibility is tea. Along with the towns of Tangiers
in North Africa and Bombay in India (that was the beginning of the
British Empire in India) she introduced tea in the English Court. Maybe
the new Queens Borough President resents the way the english pretend to
teach americans how to drink tea ...
I suspect that she will make chitterlings and fried chicken eating her
contribution to the culture of the burgesses. But one never knows, do
one?
Francisco Tavares de Almeida
(Portugal)